Palace Intrigue: Starts With the Protagonist as a Crown Prince or Prince, Ends With Him on the Throne 开始是太子或者皇子，后面当皇上的宅斗+宫斗文

1. 51 太 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻，娘娘双胎上位日常 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After 7.7kReads8.9Score676Shelves

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   I love the female lead's arrogant attitude in this book; it's so satisfying! Haha.

2. 52 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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   The male and female protagonists are reborn. In their past lives, they were sworn enemies, irreconcilable and locked in a life-or-death struggle. After her rebirth, the female protagonist learns of what her former boss did to her. To save her own life, she pretends to be the male protagonist's brother's wife. A series of events unfold afterward. Both protagonists are highly intelligent, and the entire story is full of high-energy moments.

3. 53 王 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 12.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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   This is seriously awesome. Both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent. The male lead gradually falls in love with the female lead; one is good at external affairs, the other at home, their teamwork is perfect, and it's all about palace intrigue!! Most importantly, later on, the male lead is practically inseparable from her! 🤤😳😳😳🥰🥰❤️[KISS]👍👍

4. 54 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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   This book deeply resonated with me. The handsome male and beautiful female leads are both incredibly intelligent, and they thoroughly punish the scumbags. Moreover, both are highly intelligent, trusting each other and plotting together. The plot is engaging, with no far-fetched misunderstandings or amnesiac entanglements. It's a captivating and intricately woven story, definitely worth reading.

5. 55 大 The Second Prince of the Hongzhi Era of Great Ming 大明弘治家的二皇子 Tang Dynasty Yanzu大唐彦祖Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Little one] [Growing up] [Slow-paced] After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Zhu Houwei grows from a human pup into a young man, witnessing the grandeur and turmoil of the Hongzhi era. He sees the suffering of the common people and the unfair tax burden, as well as land being consolidated while the wealthy feast behind red gates. Hongzhi Emperor: Houwei, you're steadier and cleverer than your brother, and more learned and capable, too. You must do your best to assist your elder brother in th 14.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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6. 56 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
7. 57 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
8. 58 趁 While Her Husband Is Still Green, the Young Wife Turns on the Charm 趁夫君青涩，娘子她花式开撩 Encounter遇见Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + married first, fall in love later + all kinds of flirting + knows how to keep her husband in line + says the sweetest things while striking with the sharpest knife] In her previous life, after marrying into the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, she was exhausted every day. She had to get up at three in the morning to serve her mother-in-law, constantly find ways to please her sister-in-law, and put up with her several sisters-in-law hitting her up fo 9.7kReads8.5Score834Shelves
9. 59 太 Crown Princess, You’ve Been Faking Your Love for Two Lifetimes! 太子妃，她骗宠了两辈子！ Encounter遇见Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [A villainess takes the legal wife's place + faithful to each other + stopping at nothing to achieve her goals + ensemble cast of powerful women + both reborn] Merchants prize profit and are skilled at scheming. As for me, Qian Yueshu, I'm among the very best at it all. In my previous life, I was a concubine, yet I schemed to make the Crown Prince lose his virginity to me. I entered his household five years before the Crown Princess. After that, I fought and clawed my way forward, bearing his 4.6kReads7.2Score241Shelves
10. 60 开 I Became the Emperor's Eldest Legitimate Son from the Start, and Took Off! 开局成为皇帝嫡长子，直接起飞！ Sixth Young Master Lin林家六郎Historical269k WordsOngoing He is brilliant with both pen and sword, and handsome to boot! [No System + no cheat powers + political intrigue + struggle for supremacy + harem] A young man in fine clothes, riding a spirited horse: who in the world doesn’t know the Prince of Wuling? Before you stands a man of peerless grace and noble bearing: Prince Jin of Great Yan, with an official residence equivalent to that of the Three Ministers, the title of Pillar of the State, pacification commissioner of Jingdong Circuit, military g 33Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 女 She Transmigrated as a Man: Now She Must Fight for the Throne as a Prince 女穿男：穿成皇子要夺嫡 Wen Fu温芙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Muqi, a daughter of the Chen family of Huaguo, died in a family power struggle. In a twist of fate, she was reborn as Helian Qin, the Fifth Prince of Xilin. With a mother who was a noble consort, powerful maternal relatives, and brothers eyeing him covetously, Helian Qin had no choice but to set out on the path to claim the throne. He recruited strategists and worthy officials, campaigned north and south, weathered one crisis after another, and escaped repeated assassination attempts, ultim 2.1kReads8.6Score194Shelves
12. 62 大 Ming Dynasty Tyrant: I’ll Extend the Dynasty’s Reign by 300 Years 大明暴君，我为大明续运三百年 Kunwu昆吾Historical6.1M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Passionate]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Ruthless]+ [No System] “Zhu Youjian, go in peace. Everything you had will be inherited by me, Ye Xuan. From this day on, I am the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen. I swear here: Those you, Zhu Youjian, could not kill, I, Chongzhen, will kill. What you, Zhu Youjian, could not accomplish, I, Chongzhen, will accomplish. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are rebelling? Then it depends on whether I give them the chance! The J 98.6kReads9.2Score11.8kShelves

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    Transmigrated into the body of Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty! To prolong the Ming Dynasty's life, what should you, as an emperor, do? Let the Chinese nation stand at the pinnacle of the world! [No system + political intrigue + ensemble cast + bloodshed + war] Good news: Zhu Lian has transmigrated, becoming Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian. To the north are the Jurchens, to the west bandits; natural disasters are constant, and man-made calamities are endless. Zhu Lian throws away the rope in his hand, picks up the Emperor's Sword. He kills the infighting civil officials, the corrupt courtiers, the incredibly wealthy nobles, and the merchants who betrayed the country.

13. 63 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明：穿越崇祯帝，开局一根绳 An Illiterate Writes a Novel文盲写小说Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.6kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
14. 64 隆 The Longqing Restoration 隆庆中兴 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical5.4M WordsCompleted I transmigrate as Zhu Zaihou, but I won’t be a little sycophant. For the sake of tribute and trade, I dare to wage righteous war. I open the passes and command the four seas, my proclamations reaching the eight directions. The people receive sweet rain, and the dynasty flourishes forever. Alas! I would rather be a man of the Longqing era than aspire to rule like Yao and Shun. 8.8kReads8.5Score756Shelves

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    No system, but not mindless, slow-paced, not a wish-fulfillment novel.

15. 65 宣 Chronicles of the Xuanhe Era 宣和风云录 Resting Cloud休息的云Historical518k WordsOngoing Turmoil in the imperial palace, factional struggles among the officials. The Tanguts are divided, while the Jurchens watch like prowling tigers. A true man’s heart remains steel to the very end. Let me test my hand and mend the rift in the heavens. I’ll summon the Milky Way’s celestial waves and scour the northwest clean of the barbarians’ sands! The storm is raging. 51Reads—Score107Shelves
16. 66 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    The female lead is a woman who has been married twice, and the male lead is a former hostage prince. Knowing their social statuses are mismatched, they meticulously plot their revenge. The author's writing is delicate; this is the best novel I've read on Tomato. It's so classically beautiful!

17. 67 逼 You Force Me to Marry the Regent? I'm Pregnant, and the Crown Prince Has Gone Mad 逼我嫁摄政王？我有孕太子疯了 A Merfolk in the Northern Sea北冥有鲛Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later (sweet romance) + long-planned pursuit + domineering CEO + he pursues her + second male lead pursues his wife + elder brother steals younger brother’s wife + intense push and pull + wins her heart and her body + both virgins + happy ending + legitimate daughter + prince and princess consort + crown prince + struggle for the throne When the plum blossoms were in bloom, Crown Prince Xiao Jingyuan promised Shen Jinghong that once her father and brothers returned victorio 2.1kReads8.2Score190Shelves
18. 68 永 The Yongle Emperor: Zhu Biao 永乐大帝：朱标 Fourth Prince四王爷，Historical4.2M WordsCompleted (Decisive and ruthless! No System! Court intrigue and power struggles! Conquering the northern frontier!) A top wilderness survival expert transmigrates into the parallel world of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, becoming his eldest son, Zhu Biao! From then on, the Yongle Emperor is no longer Zhu Di. At home, he executes Lady Lü to stabilize the inner court. Abroad, he trains iron cavalry and formations of musketeers, repeatedly sweeping through the Tatars, Jurchen, Oirats, and the Little Cher 36.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves

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    Just you wait and see, they'll all be silent.

19. 69 炮 Scapegoat Matriarch? After Slaughtering Her Way Through, She Buries the Whole Household 炮灰主母？杀疯后给全府上坟 Fish Without Words鱼非语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Wanyi comes from a family of physicians, yet on her wedding night, her husband sends her to another man’s bed! Her mother-in-law, uncles and aunts by marriage, and sister-in-law all look down on her, while her husband takes one concubine after another to humiliate her. In the end, he has her legs broken and her tongue cut out. Then he sets the courtyard on fire, and she burns to death! Reborn, she vows that this time she won’t take things lying down. Everyone who hurt, harmed, or humiliated 6.4kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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    A fallen prince transforms into a powerful eunuch, second only to the emperor. He can navigate bloodshed and turmoil, and also display chivalry and tenderness! Before power, power and beauty are never mutually exclusive choices!

20. 70 山 How Many Autumns Have Passed Over These Rivers and Mountains 山河几度秋 Jiang Xiaoyu江小雨Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted In the first half of Zhao Lanxi's life, three men mattered most to her. One was her master, who had raised her; another was Yan Mo, the Vice Minister of Justice, who had recognized her talent; and the third was her full-blooded older brother, Zhao Jin, Duke of Zhenguo. Later, her master died, and Yan Mo died too. Zhao Jin, however, did not die. Not only was he alive, he also brought her a fourth man. One more thing: why does the heroine of a historical romance have to be a girl of fourteen or fi 55Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    A prince born to a woman of a different race, who had been lying low in the world, returns one day with imperial power in his hands, and a series of deeply hidden political conspiracies come to light.

21. 71 夺 Seizing Shenghua 夺盛华 Fragrant Pear香梨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Qingyi spent her whole life as a discarded pawn, trampled on and bullied, until her own mother was defiled and driven to suicide because of her! Reborn, Jiang Qingyi flipped the table. To hell with being anyone’s pawn! Her medical skills could bring the dead back to life. With her extraordinary eyes, she could read the flames of a person’s fate, divine their future, determine fortune or misfortune, and calculate everything without fail. Powerful people came to her door just to ask for a re 430Reads8.8Score109Shelves

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    This story features a captivating plot full of twists and turns, combining medical skills, poison techniques, and divination; it's also a sweet romance where characters redeem each other.

22. 72 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.2kReads8.9Score194Shelves
23. 73 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 5.8kReads9.2Score569Shelves
24. 74 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.5kReads9.4Score2kShelves
25. 75 快 Quick Transmigration: Seducing My Way to the Top 快穿之勾引上位 Fatty Loves Lamb肥肥爱吃羊Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty + calculated seduction + scheming green tea + stealing someone’s love + interconnected stories] There are always delicate, innocent beauties in this world. They are the incarnations of spirits, naive and ignorant when they first enter the mortal realm, yet irresistibly captivating. Every glance and smile can ensnare the heart and soul. To survive in this world, they act helpless and cling to the most powerful men like parasitic vines. Even if those men already belong to someone 14.6kReads8.9Score715Shelves
26. 76 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 4.9kReads9.1Score544Shelves
27. 77 炮 Book Transmigration: The Delicate Cannon-Fodder Supporting Character Is Too Pitiful 炮灰女配她娇软堪怜【穿书】 Spring Waters Stretch a Thousand Miles春水千里Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, delicate little star, adored by everyone, men competing in a battlefield of love] Hua Wu transmigrates! The good news: she’s transmigrated into a historical romance about a Mary Sue heroine adored by everyone. The heroine is born with an irresistible allure, and any man who sleeps with her becomes unable to leave her. She gathers a scheming prince, a bold general, an obsessive imperial tutor, a cold, aloof miracle doctor, a mysterious state preceptor, and many more 5.9kReads8.8Score641Shelves
28. 78 我 I Have a Date with the Emperor of the Ages 我与千古一帝有约 Eastern Red Casanova东方红情圣Historical162k WordsCompleted I Made a Pact with an Emperor for the Ages is a thrilling, imaginative transmigration novel. The protagonist, Qian Wanneng, accidentally travels through a tunnel in time and arrives in the mysterious, ancient era of the Qin dynasty. Faced with an unfamiliar world and unknown challenges, he isn't consumed by fear. Instead, he quickly adapts and finds his place in this new world through extraordinary intelligence and courage. Across the vast lands of the Qin dynasty, Qian Wanneng displays an aston 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great book that's already finished; you can read the whole thing in one go!

29. 79 浮 Weary of This Mortal Life 浮生厌 Lu Lu Duck路鹿鸭Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Dual Transmigration + Great-Power Politics + Tragic Love in a Changing World + Historical Fantasy] After transmigrating, she becomes the daughter of a wealthy merchant family and unexpectedly falls deeply in love with him. But fate has other plans: King Ningxuan, from the same world, arrives from the future. A simple “Sorry!” brings them together in this strange land. She trusts King Ningxuan completely and resolves to help him save the Southern Kingdom. When she meets her lover again, however, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a double time-travel story, haha. The male lead goes through many twists and turns before finally becoming the emperor. The beginning is sweet, focusing on the distant world of martial arts, while the middle and later parts are heart-wrenching, depicting the power struggles within the imperial court.

30. 80 王 Your Highness, I Only Want My Contract Back 王爷，我只想拿回契约 Sister Lan from Guangxi广西兰姐Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted Bai Yue, a 23rd-century agent, dies young while carrying out a mission. Perhaps out of pity, Heaven gives her another life and lets her transmigrate. But... why is she still stuck in the same kind of life? After transmigrating, she becomes a bodyguard in the Regent Prince’s service. Bai Yue won’t accept that. She intends to reclaim her indenture contract and leave the prince’s residence. In this life, she will live freely and for herself. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Your Highness, all I want is to get the contract back.

31. 81 月 When the Moon Sets and the Wind Dies 月阑风烬起 Nangong Yixun南宫仪薰Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted The noble and pampered princess versus the jade-faced, demonic eunuch statesman [Xiao Yueqing VS Cui Lan] A story about a sly little fox and a loyal, scheming, dark-hearted man [Past Life] In their previous lives, the princess and Cui Lan were forced to rely on each other. She was the eldest princess, compelled to submit to the powerful eunuch statesman so the deposed crown prince could return to court. He was the all-powerful “Grand Eunuch,” physically incomplete yet commanding immense authorit 126Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    A noble princess versus a powerful eunuch and courtier [Xiao Yueqing vs. Cui Lan]: A story of a cunning little fox and a scheming, loyal dog [Ancient Political Intrigue]. Compared to typical female-centric novels, this book strives to portray each character as fully fleshed out as possible. They possess passion, sincerity, tears, and joy; they have family ties, romantic love, aspirations for their country, and the lives of ordinary people.

32. 82 织 Weaving Dust in the Phoenix Palace: Lady Pan of Eastern Wu 织尘凤阙：东吴潘后 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Female-Channel Fanfiction46k WordsCompleted Weaving Dust into the Phoenix Palace: Pan, Empress of Eastern Wu 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A cold, aloof elegance, both broken and breathtakingly beautiful, captivatingly so. Old Chen, a physician and painter for half his life, had seen countless noble ladies and beautiful women of Jiangdong, but never such a strikingly powerful face—gentle as misty rain, serene as a cold pool concealing a sharp edge. A single glance made one forget her lowly status as a slave, remembering only that she was a rare and exquisite beauty. "No wonder you dared to set up such a perilous scheme," Old Chen sighed, spreading out a clean white silk scroll, grinding ink and beginning to paint. "Your beauty, hidden in the weaving workshop, would be a waste; presented to the emperor, it is the greatest opportunity to defy fate." The visitor was Old Chen, the court painter, and also the only old friend who had spoken up for Pan's father. For three years, bound by palace rules and power, he dared not help, only silently watching the Pan sisters sink deeper into the mire.

33. 83 东 The Beloved Daily Life of the Eastern Palace's Concubine Fu 东宫福妾的娇宠日常 Liu Yueshao柳月韶Ancient Romance148k WordsCompleted [Mutual firsts, a sunny but silly beauty x a refined, villainous Crown Prince] Xie Lanzhao, the daughter of a low-ranking official, may not be especially clever, but she has beautiful features and skin as smooth as jade, making everyone adore her. To secure a smooth career in office, her father offers Xie Lanzhao to the Eastern Palace and earnestly urges her to do everything she can to please the Crown Prince. Xie Lanzhao nods obediently, then turns around and spends her days lazing about in the 419Reads8.1Score108Shelves

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    The male lead is the crown prince

34. 84 江 Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花 Gurgling Spring泉之淙淙Historical505k WordsCompleted In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Princes vying for the throne, palace intrigue, love and hate.

35. 85 综 Rewriting the World with the Emperor's System 综影视朕手握帝王系统重写世界 The Guanghanzi of Anyun Province安云省的广寒子Ancient Romance100k WordsOngoing System + reborn + dual protagonists (the male lead is Liu Che; the heroine is Ning Yun, who transmigrates, and Lin Wan’er, who is reborn) + political intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + infrastructure building + chaotic pairings + both protagonists are beloved by all + crossover of film and television worlds + Joy of Life + no CP The greatest emperor of all time is reborn in the Kingdom of Qing as a wrinkly baby. His biological father holds him upside down to inspect him, while his aunt pinches —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Liu Che transmigrates into the world of Joy of Life as a prince

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